All about LASIK Treatment in Dubai

One of our most precious senses is our eyesight. It enables us to see the world around us, identify people, distinguish colours and be witness to breathtaking natural phenomenons. A truly complex mechanism, the human eye executes a host of functions before we are able to process what we are seeing all which happens at lightning speed.

Whether it be due to genetic conditions or events that occurred later in life, sometimes eyesight fails us and vision is compromised. Other reasons for poor vision point to bad habits that have been encouraged in the 21st century such as excessive video-gaming, watching television at a stretch, not reading with enough light and consuming a poor diet all which place tremendous stress on your eyes. Add to that the 8 hours a day every week we sit at our computers and the additional hours with our noses buried in our phones, and it’s no surprise that the percentage of world population using glasses or other forms of corrective eye-treatment is on the rise. In fact a whopping 6 out of 10 people are now using glasses to enhance their vision. The increase is number is evident via a study conducted in 2012 which displayed figures of those utilising glasses, contact lenses and other visual aids at 61% in comparison to 57% in the year 2001.

Thankfully though in the past few year, advancements in technology have grown in leaps and bounds providing a long-lasting and safe solution for those suffering from poor eyesight.

LASIK Eye Surgery was introduced as a revolutionary method to ease the condition of eye patients and provide them with a long-term answer, and now LASIK treatment in Dubai is available. Laser in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) though regarded with some apprehension at first, is now a popular surgery around the world. LASIK treatment in Dubai is employed to treat not only farsightedness (hyperopia) and shortsightedness (myopia) but also those who suffer from astigmatism; the latter is linked to genetics resulting from an eye that is not fully round in shape. To fully comprehend how this works, take for example a normal human eye. It is shaped like a sphere, which enables light to refract and bend easily creating a clear vision of the object. Astigmatism means that the eye is shaped more like a football than a sphere, hindering the light from bending evenly resulting in unclear vision where the object may appear hazy or blurry.

Many issues pertaining to poor eyesight can be treated with LASIK, and as with other laser vision correction surgeries, LASIK treatment in Dubai deals with rectification of the cornea. The cornea is the front part of your eye that reflects light into the retina positioned at the back. LASIK treatment in Dubai is one of many other eye correction surgeries out there, but it is one of the most celebrated due to the following:

-       LASIK has proven to be highly successful with a success rate of 96% amongst patients

-       The procedure does not involved as much pain as one would think due to numbing drops

-       The surgery shows results almost immediately, within the same day or the next

-       There is no need for bandages or healing straps

-       If your vision needs correcting due to changes with age, you can get adjustment surgery done years after

-       Following LASIK treatment in Dubai, most patients have been found to reduce dependence on their glasses and/ or contact lenses

If you are considering LASIK treatment in Dubai you must consult your eye doctor first. Your health conditions as well as other contributing factors such as your cornea and pupil need to be thoroughly assessed before you are deemed suitable as a candidate for this procedure. Once you pass this analysis the treatment only takes 15 minutes for both eyes and you can look forward to going about your daily work as normal. It is also important to note that whilst the procedure is comparatively more successful, nothing can guarantee a fully restored vision and any place that claims this is a fad. It will however greatly improve your condition for you.

Look for an experienced, board-certified ophthalmologist when evaluating your options for LASIK treatment in Dubai for safety and reliability.